Colour

#2B250E

#2B250E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B250E is a yellow with RGB values 43, 37, 14 and HSL 48°, 51%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B250E

RGBrgb(43, 37, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1451, 0.0549

RGB percentages16.9%, 14.5%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(47.6, 50.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 67.4%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 67.4%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,827,534

CSS custom property--colour: #2B250E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.29:1

Contrast with white15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D4DAF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29240Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B260Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2220no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36 Gray · ΔE 41.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E142B

Analogous#2B170E, #232B0E

Triadic#0E2B25, #250E2B

Split complementary#0E222B, #170E2B

Tetradic#0E2B17, #0E142B, #2B0E23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2A843

Lighter +30%#9E8834

Lighter +20%#786727

Lighter +10%#51461B

Darker −10%#050401

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#322907

Less saturated −25%#242115

Channel breakdown

R43

G37

B14

Red43 (16.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue47.59°

Saturation (HSL)50.88%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 25 · B 0E

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Colour values

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